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Saab340 From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 320 posts, RR: 2
Posted (11 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 563 times:

I recently saw a Champion Air 727 at DSM (Des Moines, Iowa). Can anyone give me some background info on this airline and what it might be doing in Des Moines?

Thanks

Paul

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TCAS From France, joined Sep 2006, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (11 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 539 times:

1995- Champion Air MGM;MG/CCP Minneapolis/Los Angeles Originally formed as Front Page Tours. Reorganized 1995 by American Int'l using MGM Grand Air assets.

They are a charter company that only operates 727s. They fly pretty much everywhere. Big thumbs up

RogueTrader From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (11 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 530 times:

They are flying now using the tried and true method that was a success for ATA and SunCountry. They work with a few vacation wholesalers, like Funjet and Applevacations, maybe MTM, who then resell the seats to travel agents as part of a vacation package deal to such places as LAS and CUN.

I've flown them myself -they have an all coach interior and their 727s are obviously older, but the crews were friendly and I'd fly them again. Sometimes they offer very cheap flights available only from them or the travel section of your newspaper...when the travel agents have failed to sell all the seats on the plane.

kind regards,

RogueTrader

Saab340 From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 320 posts, RR: 2
Reply 3, posted (11 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 524 times:

Thanks guys for you input!

Paul

Sccutler From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 5103 posts, RR: 28
Reply 4, posted (11 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 510 times:

NWA owns most or all of them, I believe.

Service tends to be remarkably good for the genre (in the air); their ground handling at DFW is wretched, though.

...three miles from BRONS, clear for the ILS one five approach...

JonnyGT From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 241 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (11 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 510 times:

Saab, I've seen it parked on the GA ramp at Des Moines. Most of the time it's used for charters to Cancun and other destinations during Spring Break.

Dripstick From Canada, joined Dec 2001, 2364 posts, RR: 23
Reply 6, posted (11 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 500 times:

MGM Grand Air...

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Photo © Andy Vanderheyden

changed to Champion Air retaining the same stripes...

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Photo © Joe Pries

The Toronto Blue Jays used them for a few seasons as their main transport.

Celebrities also chartered them. I saw the Rolling Stones use their DC-8 for a tour in the early 90's.

The greasy 8 was surely something to see inside. Had a full bar, sleep cabins and private rooms and a large lounge area.

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What's another word for thesaurus?

Pmk From United States of America, joined May 1999, 664 posts, RR: 2
Reply 7, posted (11 years 2 months 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 505 times:

Just a minor correction. The largest client of MG is MLT/Worry Free Vacations, a wholly owned subsidiary of NWA Inc.

Peter

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